common fault
ˈkɑmən fɔlt
Definition

Definition of common fault - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
errorstypical mistake or defect occurring often
  • Procrastination is a common fault among students.
defect error flaw
2.
shared blameshared responsibility for a mistake
  • The project's failure was a common fault among the team members.
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Expressions with common

in commonadv.
shared by two or more parties
They have nothing in common..
common clayn.
ordinary people or things
He considered himself just one of the common clay.
common threadn.
theme or characteristic shared by different things or people
The common thread among these stories is their focus on resilience..
common touchn.
ability to connect with and appeal to ordinary people
The politician's common touch won many votes.
find common groundv.
reach an agreement or understanding
After hours of discussion, they managed to find common ground.
common as dirtadj.
very ordinary or unremarkable
The design of the house is common as dirt.

Expressions with fault

at faultadj.
responsible for a mistake or wrongdoing
She was at fault for the accident.
find faultv.
criticize someone or something too much, often without good reason
He always finds fault with my work.
find fault withv.
criticize or complain about something or someone
She always finds fault with his cooking.
to a faultadv.
in an extremely or excessively way, often more than needed
She is generous to a fault.
it's not my faultexp.
i did not cause the problem
It's not my fault the vase broke.
someone's faultn.
responsibility for a mistake or problem
It was clearly John's fault that the vase broke.
fault-freeadj.
completely without defects mistakes or detectable problems
The engineer delivered a fault-free design after several rounds of testing.
overlook a faultv.
forgive a mistake or flaw
He decided to overlook a fault in his friend's behavior.
fault-findern.
someone who always finds mistakes in others
My uncle is a fault-finder and never happy.
fault-proneadj.
likely to have faults, defects, or make mistakes
This old computer is very fault-prone.

Terms related to common fault

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
blunderglitchlapsemisjudgmentmisstepoversightshortcomingslipaccountabilityblameculpabilityerror

Examples of common fault in a sentence

  • A common fault is forgetting passwords.
  • The error was a common fault of the entire department.
  • Miscommunication was a common fault in the project's downfall.

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  1. French:défaut commun, faute commune, ...
  2. German:häufiger Fehler, gemeinsame Schuld, ...
  3. Italian:difetto comune, colpa comune, ...
  4. Spanish:error común, culpa compartida, ...
  5. Portuguese:falha comum, erro compartilhado, ...
  6. Chinese:常见错误, 共同责任, ...
  7. Japanese:よくある欠点, 共有の責任, ...
  8. Arabic:خَطَأ شَائِع, المسؤولية المشتركة, ...
  9. Hebrew:פְּגָם נָפוֹץ, אַשְׁמָה מְשֻׁתֶּפֶת, ...
  10. Russian:распространенная ошибка, общая вина, ...
  11. Ukrainian:поширена помилка, спільна відповідальність, ...
  12. Hindi:आम गलती, साझा गलती, ...

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